Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Foreword/Introduction: Sylvia Boorstein
Publisher: Jaico
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 144
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788179928233
Description
In this book Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how we can instill the habit of happiness in our consciousness. With humour and compassion, Buddha Mind, Buddha Body explores how the mind functions and how we can train ourselves to more effectively create the conditions for our own happiness.
Buddha Mind, Buddha Body emphasizes the importance of creativity, visualization, and meditation, and offers concrete exercises to improve mental clarity and restore our mind/body harmony. Punctuated by stories from the life of the Buddha, as well as stories and observations from Nhat Hanh's own life
REVIEW:
“It’s impossible to read this book without being inspired to redouble one’s efforts on behalf of other people, on behalf of all beings, and on behalf of the planet.”
- Sylvia Boorstein, author of It’s Easier Than You Think
Contents
Foreword by SYLVIA BOORSTEIN
CHAPTER I
Two Feet, One Mind
CHAPTER 2
How the Mind Works
CHAPTER 3
Finding Your Mind
CHAPTER 4
The River of Consciousness
CHAPTER 5
Perception and Reality
CHAPTER 6
Your Chance for Free Will
CHAPTER 7
The Habit of Happiness
CHAPTER 8
Walking with Buddha’s Feet
CHAPTER 9
Exercises for Cultivating Buddha Body and Mind
Walking Meditation
Touching the Earth
Deep Relaxation
Appendix A: The Verses on the Characteristics of the Eight Consciousnesses
Appendix B: The Fifty-one Mental Formations